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About Honey Bee Nutrition

As generalists who rely entirely on blooming plants for their diet, honey bees are well adapted to utilize the best available resources in their range (which is often several miles). This makes them excellent candidates to provide pollination services. As with other livestock, when the environmental resources are not sufficient, beekeepers may provide supplemental nutrition. The study of natural forage systems and developing optimal supplements for bees are both relevant concerns to maintain sustainable, flourishing colonies of honey bees. 

Honey Bee ​​Nutrition Best Management Practices 

Watch: Project Apis m.'s
​ Nutrition Best Management Practices
Watch:  TED, the global gathering, in June 2013. 
Dr. Marla Spivak talks about the importance of 
​nutrition and how we can all help.  

Download the presentation "Honey Bee Nutrition" (pdf.) by PAm Scientific Advisor Eric Mussen, or view below

To learn more about Honeybee Nutrition and Forage visit our Seeds For Bees pages, and our Sister Program, the Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund

The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund

View PAm Directed Honey Bee Nutrition and Forage Research

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